Five Things That Truly Terrify Me About Halloween
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1. All over the country, pockets of girls will suddenly get the idea that dressing sexy/skanky is both a creative and viable Halloween costume option.
No matter where you go this Halloween, be it a friend’s party, trick-or-treating, or a bar-sponsored event, you will see them amongst the throngs of more inspired costumes. Donning everything from the boring “sexy” devil/angel/French maid ensemble to straight-up lingerie picked up last-minute from the local Victoria’s Secret, you’ll spot the “skanks for a night.” They are otherwise attractive young women who think Halloween is a great excuse for showing it all off for the sake of cheap attention, foregoing any creativity or self-respect for this chance to have eyes all on them.
Now calm down there, appreciators of the scantily clad females! I know very well your arguments for why I should just get over my resentment. After all, what’s wrong with showing skin and giving some cheap thrills? I guess I should inform the drooling brethren that, believe it or not, my disdain for these ladies does not come from a place of envy. Rather I am simply disappointed in the lack of creativity.
There are a million costume ideas out there, both original and retro, that meet the cute/sexy criteria while still allowing for some creativity and avoidance of the negative attention (from both guys and girls) the skank set is bound to receive. A girl can still show off her beauty and brains with her version of Holly Golightly without having to be a yawn-inducing Holly Madison knock-off. Of course, your results may vary.
My own attempts to woo a crush (dressed as Flava Flav) working the Audrey Hepburn angle one year were met with rejection. Nevertheless, my dignity (and clothes) remain(s) intact.
3 Responses to “Five Things That Truly Terrify Me About Halloween”
October 8th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Re: #2: I’m a Christian but of the fun variety (Whiskeypalian, baby!) so I was an adult before I ever encountered the evangelical belief that Halloween is EEEEVIL. I remember the conversation–I was making polite conversation with a co-worker who had kids and asked what her daughters were dressing up as for Halloween? She immediately shot THAT down, saying “oh no! Our kids would never dress up for Halloween! We don’t celebrate that at all.” Astonished, I inquired why, and she replied “why do we have a day that’s about Satanism and witches and dressing up as bad things? Why can’t we have a holiday that celebrates people being nice and angels?” I blurted out “there is, it’s called Christmas!”
Sigh. I can’t believe a holiday about candy could actually be controversial.
October 8th, 2009 at 4:24 pm
Haha, well said.
LLM
October 30th, 2009 at 9:04 pm
#1 is so right. I can’t stand the amount of females who treat dressing up as a chance to be a total tart and not feel bad about it. I’m sixteen only, but each time I dress up for Halloween I always make sure it’s not even close to tarty, it’s sickening.